CPU overheating

chrismon · 2010-08-10 22:05:37

Ok iv bought a second hand AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200, with a Thermaltake tr2 r1 heatsink. I installed it and it instantly started overheating. I havnt gone past the bios because I was checking temperatures, it goes from 25'-55'c in 2 mins :eek: I used thermal paste and checked all the fans are working. I reset my bios just…

10-08-2010 11:05PM

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chrismon

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Ok iv bought a second hand AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200, with a Thermaltake tr2 r1 heatsink.
I installed it and it instantly started overheating.
I havnt gone past the bios because I was checking temperatures, it goes from 25'-55'c in 2 mins :eek:
I used thermal paste and checked all the fans are working.
I reset my bios just incase there were any voltage problems.
I tried my original heatsink but the temperature continued to rise.
I put in my original cpu and it worked perfect.
Any ideas?
Do you think the cpu is fu*ked?

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#2 11-08-2010 12:48AM

wolfric

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From a quick google it sounds like it. Can you get your money back or is it under warrenty.

Check out this somewhat similar thread http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/253530-10-athlon-4200-overheating

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